But what does the term "globalization" mean? It is an abstract term. (Sort of like Alexander's "empire" at his death- to be defined by the strongest?)
On Nov 17, 4:18 am, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with you Saris are very beautiful and believe me that can get > into the pricey range. Her wedding saris was well over 30,000 Euro and > her mothers was just as bad.. was never told the exact price.. but > it was out of the finest silk.. > > There are benefits to globalization ,, unfortunately those benefits > are easily destroyed by those people and companies that are extremely > selfish and uncaring... Greedy is to soft a word for their > activities.. > Allan > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 2:16 AM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > A great question- what is it? Maybe it is what the major powers/ > > economies tell us it is. Facts betray the huge inequities among the > > nations/humanity. I would hope we don't lose some of our differences > > and adopt one style and language. Saris are my favorite to watch and > > think Indian and Asian women beat out Americans- the men aren't bad > > either. Remember when we were all so separated and the "other" seemed > > to look the same- a kind of blindness, I guess. > > > On Nov 15, 8:47 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The big question is what is globalising. In part this is stuff we > >> don't want. We are still haunted by superstition, sexism and > >> imperialism. I'd like to see more of our economies about building > >> safe communities and see foreign policies and our limited vision of > >> 'efficiency' as the major bars to this. Disease is likely > >> globalising, the ability to make WMDs and take part in manufacturing > >> for war. > > >> On 15 Nov, 23:34, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > I would substitute ignorance for indifference. > > >> > On Nov 15, 10:00 am, Vam <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > Untill nationalisn has distinctive meaning, political and cultural, and > >> > > economic, free movement of people can only be a pipe dream. > > >> > > And the "meaning," it must be remembered, is an emotional - mental > >> > > thing... > >> > > not merely intellectual. That's how phenomenal dimensions of any thing > >> > > extends ... from indifference to emotional values, covering almost > >> > > everything existential in society, politics and economics ... and to > >> > > intellectual conviction, which is singularly absent in everything > >> > > experiential that individuals bring into their attitudes and everyday > >> > > decision-making at their present level evolution. > > >> > > One of the most intellectual calls was issued by Marx. No one could > >> > > stand > >> > > up to its rigour ... not the champions and subscribers, not the staus > >> > > quoist rest of the world. Capitalism stays, because it factors in our > >> > > emotional drives, not because it is most just and fair to the weakest > >> > > in > >> > > our midst ! > > >> > > Au revoir ... > > >> > > On Thursday, November 15, 2012 8:15:49 PM UTC+5:30, Lee Douglas wrote: > > >> > > > Meh! As you know I'm all for freedom of movement, live where you > >> > > > like, if > >> > > > much of India wish to migrate to The USA and settle in the Mid West > >> > > > then go > >> > > > to it. However with around only 3-5% of Earth's land mass populated > >> > > > and > >> > > > with an increasing amount of that population living in urban > >> > > > environments I > >> > > > daresay that India has much land of it's own in which it's residents > >> > > > can > >> > > > settle. Even when much of the land is gone, we are in fact making > >> > > > strides > >> > > > for sea based habitat. > > >> > > > Over population is a concern, much, much more for reasons of food > >> > > > and energy production though than any reasons of not enough land > >> > > > mass. > > >> > > > On Thursday, 15 November 2012 14:15:16 UTC, Allan Heretic wrote: > > >> > > >> Okay there is large sections of farm land in the Mid west maybe we > >> > > >> can help the people of India resettle into that area..?? > >> > > >> Allan > > >> > > >> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Lee Douglas <[email protected]> > >> > > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > Umm myself I can't see globalisation as anything but a good > >> > > >> > thing. The > >> > > >> > sooner we find that our cultural differences do not matter and we > >> > > >> > learn > >> > > >> to > >> > > >> > judge the individual(as opposed to the group) the better as far > >> > > >> > as I'm > >> > > >> > concerned. Ultimately it will take global working together to > >> > > >> > sort out > >> > > >> the > >> > > >> > worlds ills. > > >> > > >> > Overpopulation is a concern, but to too much of one at this > >> > > >> > moment in > >> > > >> time, > >> > > >> > there are huge tracts of land still to be settled. > > >> > > >> > On Tuesday, 13 November 2012 20:22:17 UTC, archytas wrote: > > >> > > >> >> One of the Faust stories more or less predicts the mechanism for > >> > > >> >> the > >> > > >> >> rise of Nazi Germany including the funding. > > >> > > >> >> On 13 Nov, 19:33, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> >> > Wetlands are very important. The recovery work here was done > >> > > >> centuries > >> > > >> >> > ago.. and here we are very eco awe. > >> > > >> >> > Allan > > >> > > >> >> > Matrix ** th3 beginning light > >> > > >> >> > On Nov 13, 2012 2:03 PM, "rigsy03" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > >> >> > > By coincidence of a former discussion, Faust was draining a > >> > > >> >> > > swamp > >> > > >> as > >> > > >> >> > > part of his spiritual rehab.//Another subject, however, > >> > > >> >> > > would be > >> > > >> the > >> > > >> >> > > wetlands and their role in the ecology. > > >> > > >> >> > > On Nov 12, 6:11 am, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> >> > > > The Dutch are crazy a and very adept at working with the > >> > > >> >> > > > sea.. > >> > > >> and > >> > > >> >> > > > yes > >> > > >> >> > > > it cost massive supplying its own power amounts of > >> > > >> >> > > > money.. but > >> > > >> >> > > > land > >> > > >> >> > > > recovery is and can be very beneficial to the society. We > >> > > >> >> > > > have > >> > > >> to > >> > > >> >> > > > protect our dunes to protect our country.. there is very > >> > > >> >> > > > little > >> > > >> sea > >> > > >> >> > > > front property unlike both the east ans west coasts of the > >> > > >> >> > > > US.. > >> > > >> >> > > > where the coast is used mainly for private residences > > >> > > >> >> > > > The dutch have been using green houses for years long > >> > > >> >> > > > before > >> > > >> >> > > > Israel,, > >> > > >> >> > > > the concept of vertical greenhouses id one for producing > >> > > >> produce in > >> > > >> >> > > > areas where it is needed like high density cities where > >> > > >> >> > > > space is > >> > > >> at > >> > > >> >> > > > a > >> > > >> >> > > > premium and population is at its maximum.. trying to > >> > > >> >> > > > bring down > >> > > >> the > >> > > >> >> > > > cost of food.. and it is based on hydroponics and > >> > > >> >> > > > objectively > >> > > >> to be > >> > > >> >> > > > self sufficient power wise.. the idea is not particularly > >> > > >> >> > > > cheap > >> > > >> but > >> > > >> >> > > > as for the benefit of society is extremely valuable. > > >> > > >> >> > > > Some ideas need to be looked at in relationship to self. > >> > > >> >> > > > Allan > > >> > > >> >> > > > On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 4:59 AM, rigsy03 > >> > > >> >> > > > <[email protected]> > >> > > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> > > > > Israel has been very successful with greenhouse > >> > > >> >> > > > > agriculture. A > >> > > >> >> > > > > nearby > >> > > >> >> > > > > restaurant contracted with local homeowners to grow some > >> > > >> >> > > > > fresh > >> > > >> >> > > > > produce > >> > > >> >> > > > > which might catch on. I consider the labor and high water > >> > > >> usage a > >> > > >> >> > > > > negative, however. > > >> > > >> >> > > > > On Nov 11, 5:23 am, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> >> > > > >> I don't think that will work,, I think your solution > >> > > >> >> > > > >> would > >> > > >> >> > > > >> result in > >> > > >> >> > > > >> wide spread famine world wide though the chemical > >> > > >> >> > > > >> farmers > >> > > >> are > >> > > >> >> > > > >> not the > >> > > >> >> > > > >> best solution they are not the worst either from > >> > > >> supermarkets > >> > > >> >> > > > >> to > >> > > >> >> > > > >> farmers markets would again result in wide spread > >> > > >> >> > > > >> hunger and > >> > > >> >> > > > >> famine.. > >> > > >> >> > > > >> corporations have the ability to preserve food and > >> > > >> >> > > > >> spread it > >> > > >> >> > > > >> trough > >> > > >> >> > > > >> out the world where it is needed.. one of the problems > >> > > >> >> > > > >> is > >> > > >> >> > > > >> distribution .. and production.. at one time I owned > >> > > >> >> > > > >> approximately > >> > > >> >> > > > >> 200 hectors of land could grow wheat on some of it and > >> > > >> >> > > > >> grass > >> > > >> >> > > > >> that was > >> > > >> >> > > > >> about it.. the other was so let me put it my best > >> > > >> >> > > > >> crops were > >> > > >> >> > > > >> rocks.. > >> > > >> >> > > > >> Dad and I built a house out of them.. > > >> > > >> >> > > > >> Using today's technology if we created a vertical green > >> > > >> >> > > > >> house > >> > > >> (my > >> > > >> >> > > > >> dad > >> > > >> >> > > > >> and I discussed it some 40 - 45 years ago) of creating a > >> > > >> vertical > >> > > >> >> > > > >> green house.. My father's knowledge was the most > >> > > >> >> > > > >> advance in > >> > > >> >> > > > >> hydroponics there still was a lot lacking and he > >> > > >> >> > > > >> continued > >> > > >> to do > >> > > >> >> > > > >> research.. > > >> > > >> >> > > > >> But Andrew instead of using all of our land to maybe > >> > > >> >> > > > >> poorly > >> > > >> feed > >> > > >> >> > > > >> 50.. > >> > > >> >> > > > >> with today's technology using a vertical green house we > >> > > >> >> > > > >> could > >> > > >> >> > > > >> easily > >> > > >> >> > > > >> feed 50,000 people in and ecologically friendly manner > >> > > >> >> > > > >> ,, > >> > > >> that > >> > > >> >> > > > >> would > >> > > >> >> > > > >> include providing protein other than vegetables. > > >> > > >> >> > > > >> Stepping backwards is not a solution. > >> > > >> >> > > > >> Allan > > >> > > >> >> > > > >> On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 10:01 AM, andrew vecsey < > >> > > >> >> > > [email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > The solution to all this mess is to abandon the misled > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > scientists, > >> > > >> >> > > the > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > harmful engineers and the speculating marketeers and > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > to > >> > > >> return > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > to > >> > > >> >> > > nature and > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > organic farming embodying ecological principles that > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > are > >> > > >> >> > > sustainable and > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > have been sustained for billions of years. Return > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > farms > >> > > >> from > >> > > >> >> > > corporate > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > chemical farmers with their monocultures back to > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > family run > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > farms. > >> > > >> >> > > Turn the > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > super markets back into farmer markets. The game that > >> > > >> values > >> > > >> >> > > profits higher > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > than democracy, human rights and environmental > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > protection > >> > > >> must > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > be > >> > > >> >> > > abandoned > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > in order to survive. > > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > On Sunday, November 11, 2012 8:57:20 AM UTC+1, Allan > >> > > >> Heretic > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > wrote: > > >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> There has been fears of over population for centuries > >> > > >> now.. > >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> you > >> > > >> >> > > have > >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> only pointed to problems that are already well know. > >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> At > >> > > >> the > >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> same > >> > > >> >> > > time > >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> I do not read any possible soutions. > > >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> How are the problems solved realistically or not > >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> realistic > >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> manner.. > >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> you never know where the solution comes from. > >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> Allan > > >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 8:47 AM, andrew vecsey < > >> > > >> >> > > [email protected]> > >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> > Just as nature abhors a vacuum, tearing down > >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> > anything > >> > > >> too > >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> > big, > >> > > >> >> > > too high, > >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> > and > > >> ... > > >> read more »- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > -- > ( > ) > |_D Allan > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. > > I am a Natural Airgunner - > > Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --
